M2.3 earthquake 71 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Mar 1, 2016, 12:28 PM AKST

UTC

2016-03-01 21:28:49 UTC

Depth

53.5 km (33.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

54.262° N, 163.827° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

17

• Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast128 kmE

After

1. 2.581 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Mar 1, 10:06 PM AKST · 3869 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.381 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Mar 2, 12:22 PM AKST · 3869 days ago · 56 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.094 km E of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Mar 4, 3:02 AM AKST · 3867 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
4. 3.596 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Mar 5, 10:44 PM AKST · 3865 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.853 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Mar 6, 3:51 AM AKST · 3865 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Mar 7, 7:23 PM AKST · 3863 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.196 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Mar 9, 6:20 AM AKST · 3862 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
8. 2.151 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Mar 10, 8:46 PM AKST · 3860 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.7163 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Mar 11, 2:14 PM AKST · 3859 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
10. 3.491 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Mar 12, 2:41 AM AKST · 3859 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Mar 15, 3:21 AM AKDT · 3856 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Mar 15, 4:03 PM AKDT · 3855 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.941 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Mar 16, 9:52 PM AKDT · 3854 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.5101 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Mar 17, 11:47 AM AKDT · 3854 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.815 km N of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Mar 21, 12:48 AM AKDT · 3850 days ago · 161 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.494 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Mar 21, 5:01 AM AKDT · 3850 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.268 km S of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Mar 22, 5:17 AM AKDT · 3849 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.462 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Mar 23, 1:16 AM AKDT · 3848 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
19. 4.572 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Mar 23, 8:29 AM AKDT · 3848 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.398 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Mar 23, 10:28 PM AKDT · 3847 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
21. 2.099 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Mar 24, 2:57 PM AKDT · 3846 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
22. 2.4125 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Mar 24, 3:18 PM AKDT · 3846 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
23. 2.7128 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Mar 24, 6:12 PM AKDT · 3846 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
24. 2.2Unimak Island region, AlaskaThu, Mar 24, 6:27 PM AKDT · 3846 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
25. 1.8Unimak Island region, AlaskaFri, Mar 25, 1:20 AM AKDT · 3846 days ago · 62 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.116 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Mar 25, 1:42 PM AKDT · 3846 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.344 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Mar 25, 10:50 PM AKDT · 3845 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.468 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Mar 29, 3:55 AM AKDT · 3842 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.169 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Apr 1, 7:26 PM AKDT · 3838 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Apr 4, 3:48 PM AKDT · 3835 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
31. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 4, 7:27 PM AKDT · 3835 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
32. 2.382 km S of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Apr 5, 2:15 AM AKDT · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
33. 2.278 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Apr 5, 10:40 PM AKDT · 3834 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
34. 2.186 km E of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 6, 3:55 AM AKDT · 3834 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
35. 2.250 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Apr 7, 6:18 AM AKDT · 3833 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
36. 3.5105 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Apr 7, 1:20 PM AKDT · 3833 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.5109 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Apr 7, 7:38 PM AKDT · 3832 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
38. 2.799 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Apr 8, 9:43 PM AKDT · 3831 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
39. 2.785 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Apr 9, 2:17 AM AKDT · 3831 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
40. 2.537 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Apr 9, 7:24 PM AKDT · 3830 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
41. 2.477 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Apr 10, 6:44 PM AKDT · 3829 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
42. 2.180 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 11, 4:12 AM AKDT · 3829 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
43. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 11, 11:20 AM AKDT · 3829 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
44. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Apr 13, 1:10 AM AKDT · 3827 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
45. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Apr 13, 2:13 AM AKDT · 3827 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
46. 2.832 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 13, 5:12 AM AKDT · 3827 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
47. 2.440 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 13, 8:58 AM AKDT · 3827 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
48. 3.093 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 13, 7:23 PM AKDT · 3826 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
49. 4.097 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Apr 14, 5:52 AM AKDT · 3826 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
50. 2.656 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Apr 15, 11:28 AM AKDT · 3825 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
51. 2.478 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Apr 15, 11:33 AM AKDT · 3825 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
52. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Apr 15, 11:35 AM AKDT · 3825 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
53. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Apr 16, 5:16 PM AKDT · 3823 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
54. 2.275 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 20, 1:04 PM AKDT · 3820 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
55. 2.589 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Apr 23, 6:32 AM AKDT · 3817 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
56. 3.498 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Apr 25, 3:07 AM AKDT · 3815 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Apr 25, 7:26 PM AKDT · 3814 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
58. 3.784 km W of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Apr 28, 8:22 AM AKDT · 3812 days ago · 187 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 3.240 km SW of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Mar 1, 12:45 AM AKST · 3870 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.6130 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 29, 6:45 AM AKST · 3871 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.9101 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 29, 4:58 AM AKST · 3871 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.979 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Feb 28, 10:42 AM AKST · 3872 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 28, 5:16 AM AKST · 3872 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.490 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 26, 5:19 AM AKST · 3874 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.489 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 25, 10:29 PM AKST · 3874 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
8. 3.1131 km S of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Feb 25, 7:45 AM AKST · 3875 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.8128 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Feb 24, 7:26 AM AKST · 3876 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.377 km E of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Feb 24, 5:49 AM AKST · 3876 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaMon, Feb 22, 4:59 PM AKST · 3877 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.978 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 22, 2:43 PM AKST · 3877 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.488 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Feb 22, 10:40 AM AKST · 3878 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Feb 21, 11:42 PM AKST · 3878 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.390 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Feb 21, 2:42 AM AKST · 3879 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.128 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSun, Feb 21, 12:28 AM AKST · 3879 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.565 km W of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Feb 20, 6:03 AM AKST · 3880 days ago · 138 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.182 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Feb 20, 4:17 AM AKST · 3880 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
19. 2.442 km ESE of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 19, 8:05 PM AKST · 3880 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.972 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Feb 19, 10:22 AM AKST · 3881 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0162t8gdow (also filed as ak12949199). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.